Job Details

Overview

Scale AI is seeking a highly skilled Mission Software Engineer to join our Federal Engineering team. You will support Scale's government customers by scoping and developing onsite solutions, designing and implementing systems that integrate with existing customer workflows and interactions with customer systems.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with customers to understand their problems and translate those into features in Scale's platform.
• Be open to >50% travel or relocation to a key customer geographic location.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and execute the vision for backend solutions, ensuring they meet the needs of government agencies operating in secure environments.
• Implement end-to-end data integrations, syncing customer data to Scale's platform and back.
• Deploy and maintain Scale software at customer sites.
• Develop customer-requested features and work closely with them to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Build robust and reliable backend systems that can serve as standalone products, empowering customers to accelerate their own AI ambitions.
• Participate actively in customer engagements, working with stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver innovative solutions.
• This role will require an active TS/SCI security clearance or the ability to obtain a security clearance.

Ideally you have

• Track record of success as a hybrid customer facing engineer, forward deployed software engineer, and ability to adapt to different roles.
• Experience with Python and JavaScript, or other modern languages; familiarity with Node and React is a plus.
• Cloud-Native Technologies: familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and developing and deploying in a cloud-native environment; containerization (e.g., Docker) and orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes) is a plus.
• Linux experience: shell scripting and operating systems knowledge.
• Networking experience: understanding of networking technologies and configurations.
• Data Engineering: knowledge of ETL processes and building data pipelines; understanding of data modeling, warehousing, and governance principles.
• Problem solving: strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify root causes and devise effective solutions.

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation packages at Scale for eligible roles include base salary, equity, and benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position, determined by work location and additional factors, including skills, experience, interview performance, and education or training. Scale employees in eligible roles are also granted equity-based compensation, subject to Board approval. You will receive benefits including comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, a learning and development stipend, and generous PTO. This role may be eligible for additional benefits such as a commuter stipend.

Salary ranges by location (base salary, USD):

San Francisco, NY, Seattle: 184,000 — 292,560

Washington DC, Texas, Colorado: 165,600 — 263,304

Hawaii/St. Louis: 138,000 — 219,420

Honolulu, Hawaii: 138,000 — 219,420

PLEASE NOTE: Our policy requires a 90-day waiting period before reconsidering candidates for the same role.

About Us

At Scale, we believe that the transition from traditional software to AI is one of the most important shifts of our time. Our mission is to accelerate this shift across industries, powering the world's most advanced models and AI applications. We are trusted by government agencies and enterprises alike, and we are expanding our team to accelerate AI development.

We are an inclusive and equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability status, gender identity or veteran status. We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. For assistance, contact ...@scale.com. Please see the U.S. Department of Labor notices for further information.

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